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[HD2 General] johnboatcat:
Oh, I didn't really take it personally!

I was just having some fun with you. I should have used the tongue in cheek icon. It is really at this point pretty much a Ford/Chevy debate. I do believe that in the future Android will probably gain on WinMo if MS abandons it, but that will probably not be the case for a while. Remember the abandoned Win XP that MS announced to get everyone to buy Win 7. Last week they announced support possibly up to 2019.

WinMo is not just a phone operating system for one thing. It has many other uses in industry. Windows Phone 7 is a smart phone operating system. It is being designed to give the phone companies what they want. A closed system that they can control. As with the Droid X we now are even seeing "kill modules" in hardware so you pesky XDA Devs will have to stay away. Where does the advantage of open source go when you can't change it on your device. Might as well not be open because you can't use it.

My original post was not about Android, but about WinMo not being currently dead, as it is very much alive and really has more activity than it did a year ago. If MS follows their past practice it will not be abandoned for a while.

I will join the gentleman above and ask you something which I do not believe you addressed in your post. What "real functionality" does Android give you today that WinMo does not provide? You did state: (Free for all Google Maps Navigation), but you must have missed the fact that it also works on WinMo and now we also have free Bing with voice search as well. Let's talk "real functionality" today.
[HD2 General] Carliz89:
To me the biggest downfall was the Market. When I first opened up my HD2 I saw the huge screen, windows mobile, I loved how everything looked. However, when I took the first look into the market place I was disappointed. I mean whats the point of having a great phone but no apps to back it up. Now Im dual booting with android and I see that the market place is way better, its not like the iphones app store but its better than what WinMo has going for it. Also to me android is better looking, and a better web browser, but thats just me.
[HD2 General] trmacdonal:
I have to say, I am very glad I read this post. I had never heard of RockPlayer. I just downloaded it on my HD2 and it plays my .MKV and .AVI files. I love having both WM and android on my phone. Once android can use the GPS I will have everything I want. WM for Office and Opera Mobile 10 and all the cool free apps on XDA, android for new apps that aren't going to come to WM, touchscreen intensive apps and Flash 10.1. I love this phone. Anyone know if Opera plans to put Mobile 10 on Android? When Engadget tested FroYo on the N1 against the iPhone 4 in browser speed, I found that Opera mobile 10, and 9.7, were faster than either of them. They should have put an HD2 in that test, people would be shocked.
[HD2 General] tudort:
You have Opera Mini 5 Final version .
[HD2 General] wade_link:
hotmail sync?

I did try the android OS for about 3 months and got really annoyed that it did not have a true native sync for hotmail. I may be lame for using hotmail, but I have had the same adress for 12 years now. I did try the K-9 app but it really didn't sync up everything. I would delete or move messages only to find them in my inbox when I log on from a pc.

Has anyone fixed this on android or K-9? Just curious.

I did enjoy the android market and OS overall, but I am a winmo fan since my life revolves around exchange servers and hotmail. Touchdown on android worked great, but it sucks to pay $30 for an app that winmo does automatically.

Now that Bing offers navigation, the HD2 is a the best phone I have ever had so far. If android could do tru ms sync for exchange and hotmail, my choice would have to be made up with screen size and overall processing capabilities.
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
The problem is that because there was not a central marketplace till last fall, there were already many app websites in place. On my phone currently, I have WM marketplace, omarket (all free apps), handango.

I still don't understand what apps I'm missing by staying on WinMo.
[HD2 General] johnboatcat:
Android is a dieing OS

or at least parts of it.

This is from I4U News today:

"Because of hardware restrictions and lack of update capabilities, thousands of Android handsets have become stuck at older versions of the operating system while Google continues to roll out new updates for newer phones. The current breakdown is as follows:

Android 1.5: 18.9%<BR>

Android 1.6: 22.1%<BR>

Android 2.1: 55.5%<BR>

Android 2.2: < 5%

Those numbers come from an official Google report, as the online behemoth tries to add transparency to the fact that it realizes the fragmentation problem.

Beginning next year, all new Android phones will have a new set of standards to abide by, which will become the new Android 3.0 specifications. Most current Android users will not be able to get the 3.0 upgrade simply because their device won't meet those new requirements."
[Networking] DeathmonkeyGTX:
I was tethering via wifi with my RHOD300 running Energy 21911 Titanium/rigged the way I like it and downloaded my friend's Pure's shipped ROM @ 350-450 kilobytes per second. Bytes, not bits. I ran several speed tests @ http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest and they all averaged out to 3.5 megabits per second and I hit 4.0 on 3 separate tests out of Atlanta, GA. I'm in Little Rock, AR and BandSwitch is reporting signal strength @ 80%. 4.0 is higher than 3.6 so I think po'dunk AR has 7.2 HSPA and it's either just a test or this goodness is permanent until they roll out 14.4, 21, or full-on LTE.
[Networking] gsvnet:
Yeah, I can get 4-5mbps during off peak hours on my USB dongle too (AT&T). Though, I still prefer T-Mobile as with them I can get 5mbps peak, ~8mbps off peak ;)
[Networking] shaolin95:
The problem with Tmobile, at least in the area of Utah where I live is that you pretty much have Edge in most places where ATT give me H.
[Networking] gsvnet:
Yeah, their 3G can be spotty in some areas unfortunately. But in NYC they are excellent.
[Networking] valdezpa09:
lucky lol looks like im headed to nyc lol
[Vibrant General] teknx:
I have no prior experience with live wallpapers before getting my Vibrant. Do any nexus one users or other 2.1 early adopters have experience with battery life and using a live wallpaper for everyday use?

My battery info shows that the live wallpaper only uses about 2% of the battery but my screen takes up like 40%, isn't there some sort of connection?
[Vibrant General] down8:
What is your question?

-bZj
[Vibrant General] Mr_Tricorder:
I'm using the "Ocean Waves" live wallpaper and haven't had any problems with short battery life or low system resources because of it. It's fun to play with and great for showing off to people and has made one iPhone 4 user actually hang his head in shame after talking about how great it was that he can have a background on his phone now.
[Vibrant General] iceshinobi:
I use nexus works fine battery life is good
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
I don't know exactly how you find that info buy under battery usage, "magic smoke" set to red and it says my display has only used 9% of the battery... but I think that's not even close to the values you are giving...

EDIT: Yeah, that's the wrong stats... where do you get that info?

I have had good battery life with this thing so far (as much as I play with it), but that is only in comparison of a g1 I got just after they first came out that has been hacked to hell and back...
[Vibrant General] SiL3nTKiLL:
i like the ocean waves one...
[Vibrant General] teknx:
Thanks for the feedback guys. I plan on keeping my live wallpaper. After using them, its hard to go back to static wallpapers.
[Vibrant General] LovellKid:
If you want maximum battery saving from your wallpaper... true black doesnt use any battery. Google true black in your phone browser, save, set as wallpaper. I havent had any problems with battery from live wallpapers though..
[Vibrant General] Morbo66:
Settings --> About phone --> Battery use
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
That's what I was looking at but it doesn't have information on my love wallpaper usage, just display in general...
[Vibrant General] talltexan:
what about new ones? or only stock ones available ? New live ones would be cool that use less power etc.
[About XDA developers] erik344:
Hello is thare way to unlock my cid on my hw6910 to flas a other rom please help me

greets Erik
[XPERIA X10 General] macklobell:
I purchased an x10a from a us company that was the north american latin american version...The automatic internet settings were greyed out and I had to enter the media.net settings myself. It also would say the the sim was valid when I did an automatic carrier search. Lastly, the bluetooth connection kept dropping...Is there a physical difference between the S/L american version compared to the x10a that will be released in US? This apparently wasn't the Rogers branded version. I also noticed that the reported SAR rating was 1.25 compared to the .87 listed on various websites....
[Vibrant General] ShawtyKING:
I've tried searching through the forums to see if this issue has already been solved but I wasn't able to find a clear answer on XDA or through google... so I figured it out on my own:D If this solution has already been discovered and posted please let me know.

Anyways, I know a lot of us haven't been able to get Allshare to connect with the Xbox360 (really the other way around), but after a little toying around with different options, I came upon THE way to push media from any galaxy s phone to the Xbox...

1.) All you really need to do is to have media center set up on your Xbox360 (if you haven't, just follow the super simple steps provided by the software itself)

2.) Just open up Allshare like normal, and when you get to the select device screen, you should now see "xbox360 media center" instead of what you may have saw before which was just "xbox360"

3.) Now just select your media like you would anyway, and viola, your media should begin to playback on it's own instantly.

...this should also work the same with regular media center on pc.

As I said before, if this has been posted, there's no need to flame me. Just let me know and I'll take it from there lol.
[Vibrant General] SickOfItAll:
If I'm in Media Center on the 360, nothing shows up under allshare. If I exit Media Center to the Dashboard, then I see "Xbox 360" in allshare, but I can't do anything with it. Your steps are pretty vague, so what am I doing wrong?
[Vibrant General] israel941:
now THIS is exciting. can't wait 3 more days... ahhhh*&^%$*& :eek:
[Vibrant General] israel941:
BUMP

BUMP!

Anyone know anything about this? Success playing devices from vibrant via xbox 360?
[Vibrant General] Jdom58:
I just played a picture slide show and played music loaded on my Vibrant on a big screen TV using my PS3, works perfectly connecting with All Share :D
[Vibrant General] YR11:
Is it possible to allshare Avatar?
[Vibrant General] blkbltwrestler:
I am having trouble as well. I can select the 360 from my phone but nothing happens on the TV and my 360.

I have my 360 connected to the internet through an ethernet cable and my phone using wireless, could that be the issue?

If anyone has gotten this to work can you shed some light on what you have done differently.
[Vibrant General] BigWorldJust:
Whenever I do this it keeps saying my Xbox 360 requires a update to play my media, and I install the update and it still asks for it -_______________________-.
[Vibrant General] vdub804:
Its works flawlessly when the xbox and vibrant are both on wifi
[Vibrant General] reuthermonkey:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd7tOgF3oIU
[Vibrant General] blanked:
Videos that I have recorded at max res have very choppy playback and the audio cuts out too early.
[Vibrant General] velocd:
So do I need to actually have a media center pc all setup through xbox in order to get the xbox (media center) to show up in all share? I have a pc that I play videos from on the xbox but its running xp and when I start media center in the xbox it checks the network then displays a code and tells me to finish the setup at xbox360.com. Am I missing something?
[Vibrant General] reuthermonkey:
That's correct. Your xbox needs to be set up and linked to your Media Center PC first.
[Vibrant General] velocd:
Bummer....
[Vibrant General] acegolfer:
Can anyone confirm that this works on Media Center Extender v2 (DMA-2100/2200)?
[Vibrant General] Masterface7:
Since you got it working perfectly maybe you can help me. I was able to see the samsung galaxy s in the ps3 video menu and start playback from there but i was not able to get the ps3 to show up on the allshare menu and thus I was not able to use the phone as a remote for the video on the ps3. If you could post what you did to get the ps3 on the allshare menu on the phone that would be great. I would really like to have the control on the phone so i dont have to get out a ps3 remote.
[Vibrant General] Wade-0:
Still can't get this to work. The 360 never shows up in the list on the phone, but the name of the PC that the 360 is extending shows up... twice. If I select it, nothing will play.

The other issue is, most of my music is on my external SD card, but when I select that as the default storage location in the AllShare settings it doesn't find anything.
[Vibrant General] epakrat75:
The Allshare app worked with the 360 from the 1st day I got my Vibrant (Jul 2010). However, I thought it was lame (for my purposes anyway) because it but seemed to require a Media Center PC. It doesn't look like that has changed. Skip Allshare. I eliminated the PC by using Twonky from the Market. Any other DLNA server replacement from the Market may work as well too. If you like / want to have a PC in the middle, this simply ignore this post.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kurtkbee:
Visiting Germany, with my unlocked Galaxy S which I use in the USA with AT&T.

While all my co-workers are able to get service on Voda or O2 I get an error saying my SIM is unable to register on "any" of the networks (I forget the other 3).

Did AT&T screw with my SIM - I just got a new one before I left the US because my old one was giving some errors - This is an unlocked SGS, I did not think this would be a problem when traveling.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lgkahn:
Unlocked doesn't mean it automatically works. You need to call ATT to have call them to allow you to use it in other countries. It will be expensive. Recommend you goto a store and buy a pay as you go sim card and pop it in... that is what unlocked means.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kurtkbee:
Thanks for the advise. It seems that while I have roamed on AT&T while in Jamaica

(when I had my sim card in old iPhone) Jamaica is a US region dialing format (meaning 1-876-000-0000) while Germany and the UK is not (+49xxxxx).

You therefore have to "request" the

"Standard"

international dialing feature (as opposed to the enhanced $5/month version).

So my phone is working now.

I will get a SIM tomorrow from O2 or Voda, but here in Wurzburg all merchant stores are closed on Sunday.

Question, Why won't my phone set the date and time while I am here in Germany (I have told it to do so but the time is still US eastern) do I have to update the timezone (should I even have to do that since I told it to automatically update time)?
[HD2 General] Da_Flesh:
Hi all,

I am wondering if it is possible to install the following game on my HD2?

"Footy Flick" is an iPhone game.

itunes.apple.com/us/app/footy-flick/id358361130?mt=8

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys.
[HD2 General] anrabi4:
Hi there!

Unfortunately, iPhone apps are not available on the WinMo platform and will not be in the near future. Sorry!
[HD2 General] Aqrab:
use android for hd2

because alot of iphone games available for android
[HD2 General] armin_gera:
hi

so if we install android can we use its games?
[HD2 General] whatevaUsay:
Why would you want to play iPhone games when you can play PS1 games on your HD2!?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ekeefe41:
Aka vibrant, captive, vz, and sprint ones?

(Sorry for any spelling issues, no spell check on my phone)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] alovell83:
If anyone can answer about the SHW-m110S (korean galaxy S) I'd be super-stoked. Hard to get English support for that phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ekeefe41:
Other than the Radio drivers for (GSM, CDMA, whatever) i would think it would be akin to the G1 and the mytouch.

Similar hardware, multi phone ROM's.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ekeefe41:
One lasrt bump and I will go about my busness.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tim4:
Actually it does. It have full english/korean support, you can change language in settings.

Does anyone knows, is there any chance to flash custom rom to korean GalaxyS and use it overseas without roaming? (With other provider like China unicom?)

P.S. Well, seems like it can'be flashed to other custom roms. So change the question: Are korean GalaxyS compatible with other WCDMA networks? And can it be unlocked?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gr3yh0und:
My Korean Galaxy S is openline.

My Questions is those Korean Galaxy S can be customized like root? or flashing custom rom? There is no support here for these kind of version.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Case_:
A ROM for I9000 will most likely only work without problems on Bell I9000M. Not sure about Korean Galaxy S, don't know if it's close to any other Galaxy S model.

To port ROMs between I9000, Vibrant and Captivate, you'll most likely need to do some minor modifications. I'm saying most likely, because the extent of those modifications can depend on any given ROM, so there's no general answer to that question.
[Desire Themes and Apps] ukmaddnes1:
Is it possible to set Rockplayer to play streams instead of the default player?
[Desire Themes and Apps] lambrospower:
i want a streaming application too.....especially for .ram and .asx files
[Omnia II General] kanishkapd:
could somebody pls help me.

i am a new omnia2 user.

my omnia is from netherlands and i upgraded to wm 6.5 via pc studio software. and got the jc rom version.

3 days later the pc studio notified that i have another upgrade and this time i got the IL5 version.

pls tell me what is the latest official rom available? is it JD3?

why cant i upgrade the latest at this netherlands samsung site?

how can i officially upgrade?

thanks
[Omnia II General] monsterfly:
In my country latest rom via PC Studio is IL5 too.

But there are newer roms. Latest Samsung made roms that I know for are JE3 (WM6.5.3) and JF5 (WM 6.5).

Those roms are made by Samsung, but you can't get them via PC Studio. Don't know why.

Read instructions how to flash here.

You can get JE3 rom here and JF5 here.
[Omnia II General] kanishkapd:
hi

thanks very much, that was very helpful.

as i am new to all this, still reading the instructions.

JE3 rom started to download. where do i install this and the other programs

such as octans?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] °Dexter°:
Hi to all,i'm looking for a qwerty-keyboard phone for my gf,and i can't afford umts Blackberry (she has h3g sim),is this phone a good choice,even if it's really old?

I've found it for 90 €,it seems good to me,but i don't want to buy a too slow device.

I'm used to HTC Diamond,which has slightly better hardware but suffers using 3d manila and stuff "overrated" for its hw (despite the claims they sold it with in the past :D ).

Is Tytn II still good for 2d stuff and normal everyday usage?

I even see it has a dedicated android section,so maybe its better than diamond at handling it,this would be sweet too :D

Let me know,thanks for help
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Mister B:
The build quility is superb, an incredible bit of engineering.

Graphics can be slow for heavy gamers or GPS applications. I really liked mine, only moved on as had it stolen.

I was on a 6.1 standard ROM & it ran very well for all basic phone tasks such as emailing sms/mms ect & handling office docs was good too.

I used it as a modem for notebook internet too. Wifi & BT worked ok & keyboard plus d-pad were nice in function.

Only downside is the weight of the device but for the price today it is incredible value for money, you will only find a few devices that feel such quality in build.

The tilt screen is very cool & they do look good sat on a desk in full tilt.

If she likes the look of it get it, plenty of tweaks & support for the Kaiser so should still be a fun device.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] °Dexter°:
Not so good that it suffers gps apps,but i guess its normal...

And is it good to use limiting touchscreen inputs (she hates touchscreen :D)?

I mean,except for opening start menu,is it usable with hardware buttons,more than touch?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Mister B:
Yes it is very good in terms of button function.

I improved button function by using mortscripts that would change button function pending on active window & reg keys such as headphones connected, active sync connect ect.

Even the screen is quite good when you need to use it.

Touchscreens are over rated in usability, the touch diamond 2 would of been fantastic if it had a small joy stick d-pad in the centre under buttons but no you have to struggle with that ****e zoom bar touch panel which only has movement in 2 directions.

Tactile feel of buttons can never be replaced by a screen period.

I could do functions on my Kaiser without looking at it as buttons could act like brale.

The slow graphic issue didn't seem that bad to me, I used mapking & Garmin with no issues & played games such as Duke Nukem without issues.

I'm on a touch pro at the moment, I like it but miss the solid build of the Kaiser, it feels unbreakable ...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Mister B:
You could also look at the HTC S710 !
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] °Dexter°:
Just bought for my gf...its ****ing awesome,compared to my plastic-breaking-with-breath diamond :asd:

Just waiting to learn how to unlock :D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] °Dexter°:
Speaking about cooked rom,any suggestion about a speedy rom (not necessarily manila,it just should be "handy to use" and light)?

And should i try android (aka is it fast and functional enough?)

Thanks everybody :D

edit: oh,and how can i check if it has hardspl installed already?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Mister B:
I was on latest standard rom with graphics driver from HTCCA.

I would start off on a standard ROM unless you spot an interesting custom ROM which has solid feedback.

To view HardSPL version go to bootloader mode:

-Enter Bootloader mode: Hold Camera + Power buttons together and reset with stylus

(exit bootloader by pressing soft reset button)

-HardReset: Hold Talk and End soft key - Reset :When prompted push Green Talk Button

This is the unlock tools I used: (Not sure if supports 3 network !)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3432892&postcount=10
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] °Dexter°:
Thanks Mister B,we are on stock 6.1 rom too...and i'd like to install graphics driver,can i do it without any risk?and where can i take them from?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] anagarika:
Go to the ROM development section, read through the FAQ links. That will give you some basic ideas what is available, etc.

If you want great batt life with plenty of memory, use WM 6.1, not 6.5 .. ;)

To know which ROM is best, read through the last pages (10 - 20)of each thread, the feedback from the users will give you overall view. Why I suggested 10-20, because for old ROM that chef has left, recent posts are usually useless, repeating old questions again and again.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Mister B:
Link below:

http://www.htcclassaction.org/download/HTC-CA-Kaiser-Drivers.cab

It is un-installable & should be no problem.

Make sure that stock 6.1 is the latest release. I can dig out a serial if you require ROM downloading direct from htc website.